{"id":4898,"date":"2021-12-07T12:02:25","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T12:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/?post_type=report&#038;p=4898"},"modified":"2022-02-17T15:04:36","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T15:04:36","slug":"e-commerce-taxation-and-its-implications-for-states-workers-and-trade-unions","status":"publish","type":"report","link":"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/report\/e-commerce-taxation-and-its-implications-for-states-workers-and-trade-unions\/","title":{"rendered":"E-commerce Taxation and its Implications for States, Workers and Trade Unions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"body\">\r\n<p>A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/syndex_uni_e-commerce_taxation_report_2021_final.pdf\">new study<\/a>\u00a0from UNI Global Union has found that e-commerce companies are likely to pay three times less corporate income tax than large brick-and-mortar retail chains.<\/p>\r\n<p>The report, entitled &#8216;E-commerce Taxation and its Implications for States, Workers and Trade Unions&#8217; was\u00a0commissioned by UNI\u2019s commerce sector and supported by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fes.de%2Fstandorte%2Ffes-international%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cleonie.guguen%40uniglobalunion.org%7Cd212b559eaea49fa341008d9b59cf6a3%7C8359b2e0aed64063acb178f9effecd0a%7C0%7C0%7C637740508026849116%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=1xFTfC03zXpjQG7Ed198WqW1aIpGpm4Yjl992VKaj6c%3D&amp;reserved=0\">FES<\/a>.\u00a0It shows that while the Covid-19 pandemic has given a huge boost to online retail sales, e-commerce companies such as Amazon are still able to avoid paying their fair share of tax mostly by shifting profits to various tax havens around the world.<\/p>\r\n<p>Related files:\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"related-files\">\r\n<div class=\"file-wrapper mb-3\"><span class=\"file\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"file-icon\" title=\"application\/pdf\" src=\"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/application-pdf.png\" alt=\"PDF icon\" \/>\u00a0<a title=\"syndex_uni_e-commerce_taxation_report_2021_final.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uniglobalunion.org\/sites\/default\/files\/files\/news\/syndex_uni_e-commerce_taxation_report_2021_final.pdf\">E-commerce Taxation and its Implications for States, Workers and Trade Unions &#8211; English<\/a><\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"file-wrapper mb-3\"><span class=\"file\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"file-icon\" title=\"application\/pdf\" src=\"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/application-pdf.png\" alt=\"PDF icon\" \/>\u00a0<a title=\"syndex_-_e-commerce_2021_es_short.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/syndex_-_e-commerce_2021_es_short.pdf\">E-commerce Taxation and its Implications for States, Workers and Trade Unions &#8211; Spanish<\/a><\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"file-wrapper mb-3\"><span class=\"file\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"file-icon\" title=\"application\/pdf\" src=\"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/application-pdf.png\" alt=\"PDF icon\" \/>\u00a0<a title=\"syndex_-_e-commerce_2021_fr_short.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/syndex_-_e-commerce_2021_fr_short.pdf\">E-commerce Taxation and its Implications for States, Workers and Trade Unions &#8211; French<\/a><\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"file-wrapper mb-3\"><span class=\"file\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"file-icon\" title=\"application\/pdf\" src=\"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/application-pdf.png\" alt=\"PDF icon\" \/>\u00a0<a title=\"syndex_-_e-commerce_2021_de_short.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/syndex_-_e-commerce_2021_de_short.pdf\">E-commerce Taxation and its Implications for States, Workers and Trade Unions &#8211; German<\/a><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A\u00a0new study\u00a0from UNI Global Union has found that e-commerce companies are likely to pay three times less corporate income tax than large brick-and-mortar retail chains. 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